Combat ready clamp medic technique

Area of Science:

• Trauma surgery
• Emergency medicine
• Military medicine

Background:

• Limited data exists on battlefield use of junctional hemorrhage control devices.
• The Combat Ready Clamp (CRoC) is a novel device for managing severe bleeding.
• This report details the prehospital application of the CRoC in a combat zone.

Observation:

• The CRoC was applied to manage life-threatening inguinal bleeding in a patient with a traumatic amputation.
• The device was deployed during rotary-wing casualty evacuation.
• Application time for the flight medic was 90 seconds.

Findings:

• The CRoC successfully and promptly controlled exsanguination from a critical junctional injury.
• The device performed effectively without complications during transport.
• Mechanical and physiological success was achieved with the CRoC.

Implications:

• The CRoC demonstrates utility in battlefield scenarios for controlling difficult hemorrhage.
• Successful application facilitated casualty stabilization and timely delivery to a surgical facility.
• The device enabled a less experienced medic to manage a critically injured patient effectively.